22 U.S. Code § 8551 - General provisions

The provisions of this Act (other than sections
105 and
305 [22 U.S.C. 8514, 8544] and the amendments made by sections
102,
107,
109, and
205) shall terminate, and section
80a–13(c)(1)(B) of title
15, as added by section
203(a), shall cease to be effective, on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President certifies to Congress that—

(1)the Government of Iran has ceased providing support for acts of international terrorism and no longer satisfies the requirements for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism (as defined in section
301 [22 U.S.C. 8541]) under—

(A)section 2405(j)(1)(A) of the Appendix to title 50 (or any successor thereto);

(2)Iran has ceased the pursuit, acquisition, and development of, and verifiably dismantled its, nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and ballistic missiles and ballistic missile launch technology.

(b) Presidential waivers

(1) In general

The President may waive the application of sanctions under section
103(b) [22 U.S.C. 8512(b)], the requirement to impose or maintain sanctions with respect to a person under section
105(a) [22 U.S.C. 8514(a)], 105A(a) [22 U.S.C. 8514a(a)], 105B(a) [22 U.S.C. 8514b(a)], or 105C(a) [22 U.S.C. 8514c(a)], the requirement to include a person on the list required by section
105(b) [22 U.S.C. 8514(b)], 105A(b) [22 U.S.C. 8514a(b)], 105B(b) [22 U.S.C. 8514b(b)], or 105C(b) [22 U.S.C. 8514c(b)], the application of the prohibition under section
106(a) [22 U.S.C. 8515(a)], or the imposition of the licensing requirement under section
303(c) [22 U.S.C. 8543(c)] with respect to a country designated as a Destination of Diversion Concern under section
303(a) [22 U.S.C. 8543(a)], if the President determines that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.

(2) Reports

(A) In general

If the President waives the application of a provision pursuant to paragraph (1), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the reasons for the waiver.

(B) Special rule for report on waiving imposition of licensing requirement under section
303(c)

In any case in which the President waives, pursuant to paragraph (1), the imposition of the licensing requirement under section
303(c) [22 U.S.C. 8543(c)] with respect to a country designated as a Destination of Diversion Concern under section
303(a) [22 U.S.C. 8543(a)], the President shall include in the report required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph an assessment of whether the government of the country is taking the steps described in subparagraph (A) of section
303(d)(1) [22 U.S.C. 8543(d)(1)(A)].

(c) Authorizations of appropriations

(1) Authorization of appropriations for the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State and to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as may be necessary to implement the provisions of, and amendments made by, titles I and III of this Act [22 U.S.C. 8511 et seq., 8541 et seq.].

(2) Authorization of appropriations for the Department of Commerce

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce such sums as may be necessary to carry out title III [22 U.S.C. 8541 et seq.].

This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(1), is Pub. L. 111–195, July 1, 2010, 124 Stat. 1312, known as the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, which enacted this chapter, amended sections
287c,
2778, and
2780 of this title, section
80a–13 of Title
15, Commerce and Trade, section
310 of Title
31, Money and Finance, and section 16 of the Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, enacted provisions set out as notes under section
80a–13 of Title
15 and section
1701 of Title
50, and amended provisions set out as notes under section
1701 of Title
50. Title I of the Act enacted subchapter I of this chapter, amended sections
287c,
2778, and
2780 of this title, section
310 of Title
31, and section 16 of the Appendix to Title 50, enacted provisions set out as a note under section
1701 of Title
50, and amended provisions set out as a note under section
1701 of Title
50. Title III of the Act enacted subchapter III of this chapter. Section 102 of the Act enacted and amended provisions set out as notes under section
1701 of Title
50. Section 107 of the Act amended sections
287c,
2778, and
2780 of this title and section 16 of the Appendix to Title 50. Section 109 of the Act enacted section
8517 of this title and amended section
310 of Title
31. Section 205 of the Act amended section
80a–13 of Title
15, enacted provisions set out as a note under section
80a–13 of Title
15, and amended provisions set out as a note under section
1701 of Title
50. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
8501 of this title and Tables.

Ex. Ord. No. 13553, §§ 5–7,Sept. 28, 2010, 77 Stat. 60568, 60569, authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by subsec. (b) of this section with respect to the requirement to impose or maintain sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) under section
8514(a) of this title; authorized the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security on certain admissibility matters, to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by subsec. (b) of this section with respect to the requirement to impose or maintain visa sanctions under section
8514(a) of this title; and authorized the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to exercise the functions and waiver authorities conferred upon the President by subsec. (b) of this section with respect to the requirement to include a person on the list required by section
8514(b) of this title.

Other delegations of functions vested in the President by this section were contained in the following:

Memorandum of President of the United States, June 3, 2013, 78 F.R. 35545, set out as a note under section
8801 of this title.

Memorandum of President of the United States, Sept. 23, 2010, 75 F.R. 67025, set out as a note under section
8501 of this title.